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I'm trying to convert my desktop from Windows to Linux. So far so good, except for my document scanner, a Fujitsu ScanSnap s1500. I've had this for nearly a decade, though used it exclusively under Windows with the proprietary ScanSnap software Fujitsu provides.
Under Linux (via Sane), the scanner does work... but I'm having trouble getting the same quality I'm used to coming from Windows. In particular, the main problem now is that it seems the top few millimeters of every scan get cut off. I'm using the CLI scanimage program; I tried setting the --page-width and --page-height arguments to be padded with an extra inch. So in my scans I have about an inch of "pure white", but the top is still cut off a few mm.
I haven't yet messed with the scan area params (t, l, x, y), because that leads me to a more general question: is it necessary to always specify the paper size and/or scan area for every single document? Most post-processing/image enhancements I'm happy to do in a separate task; but I feel like the hardware and/or software ought to be able to auto-detect the document size and scan area.
Anyone out there with a Linux-based "paperless office" workflow that includes a fair amount of document scanning?
Thanks!
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Have you considered trying Vuescan, try before you buy.
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I'm using gscan2pdf for document scanning. It's in the AUR.
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